Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

British Humanitarians - 15 March 2016

The
UK has a proud tradition of its people offering humanitarian
assistance to those in need, and in particular certain
individuals who have devoted their energies to helping and
protecting others.

From struggles in Victorian England against hypocrisy and
violence, to campaigns to feed the dispossessed and the young
in the wake of two world wars, there were many battles waged
by these six outstanding individuals conducted across time,
frontiers and under very different circumstances.

Among these British humanitarians are three women and three
men who went beyond symptoms to attack the causes of
inequality, deprivation and ignorance, mending shattered
bodies and minds, and rescuing the vulnerable. Their work
helped to create that which is good in our modern world, and
yet the first was born when George IV occupied the throne,
while the last lived to see more than 60 years of Elizabeth
II’s reign. They were driven human beings, sharing two
significant characteristics – a natural concern for their
fellow citizens of the world and a single-minded desire to
help those in need.

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Sir Nicholas WintonMBE (1909–2015) – saved
the lives of 669 Kindertransport children on the eve of the Second World
War. Born Nicholas George Wertheim, Winton was a
British humanitarian who organized the
rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish,
from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second
World War in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport
(German for "children transportation"). Winton found homes for the children
and arranged for their safe passage to Britain.
The world found out about his work over 40 years later, in 1988. The British
press dubbed him the "British Schindler".
On 28 October 2014, he was awarded the highest honour of the Czech Republic,
the Order of the White Lion (1st class), by Czech President Miloš Zeman.

Sue Ryder (1924–2000) – founded homes in the UK and Europe for
people in need. Margaret Susan Ryder, was a British
volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second
World War, who afterwards led many charitable
organisations. In 1953 she established the Sue Ryder
Foundation. A home at Cavendish, Suffolk, was established by her as a
home for concentration camp survivors and later to provide nursing care for
the elderly and disabled. The charity operates more than 80 homes
worldwide, has about 500 high street charity shops and more than 8,000
volunteers. There is a Sue Ryder charity shop as far as the Ascension
Islands.

John Boyd Orr (1880–1971) – advocated improved nutrition and global food
provision and made a significant contribution to food security. He
was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the
Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as
the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).

Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928) – campaigned for the rights and welfare of
children, and founded the organisation that became the Save the Children
Fund. As World War I was coming to an end, and the German
and Austro-Hungarian economies came near to collapse, it was clear to that
the children of these countries were suffering appallingly from the effects
of the war and the Allied blockade, which continued even when an armistice
was signed. A pressure group, the Fight the Famine Council, was set up in
1919 to persuade the British government to end the blockade.

Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925) – businessman who championed social reform and
workers’ welfare. Outside his business activities Rowntree
is perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform. Even as a
powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the quality of
life of his employees; his employees. He provided them with a library, free
education, a works magazine, a social welfare officer, a doctor, a dentist
and a pension fund.

Josephine Butler (1828–1906) – campaigned for women’s rights and social
reform.
She was intensely religious as an evangelical Anglican. Along with other
charity efforts, she led the long campaign for the repeal of the Contagious
Diseases Acts both in Britain and internationally from 1869 to 1886 because
the acts harmed and unfairly imprisoned young women who were suspected of
being prostitutes.

Technical details and details of background images:

The stamps were designed by Hat-trick Deisgn and are printed by
International Security Printers in lithography. The 35mm square
stamps are perf 14.5 in sheets of 30/60 (phosphor not known).
The stamps will be issued in two sheets with three se-tenant designs per
sheet, enabling customers to buy a vertical strip of any individual.

Set of 6 stamps (2 strips of 3) --
First day cover -- Presentation pack --
Stamp cards (set of 6) -- Stamps Souvenir (ie unaddressed first day cover
sold for 90 days)

This page is for information only, we shall not be stocking these stamps.

Special Postmarks

Postmarks available for the day of
issue are shown here. These postmarks cannot be obtained
after the date of issue. The
images shown here may not be to scale. We
understand that FD1606TH &
PL (and maybe NP) will be applied in red.

Ref FD1606PL "If Something is
not Impossible, then there must be a way to do it" -
Nicholas Winton.
Winton, Northallerton Official Postmark

Ref FD1606NP
Winton, Northallerton, Official non-pictorial Postmark

Ref M13757
Princess Diana Way, Rednal

Ref L13754 London NW3
Portrait of Sir Nicholas Winton

Ref L13755 Hope Square, Liverpool
Street Station, London

Ref L13576
London

Ref N13759 Wooler
Portrait of Josephine Butler

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